United for Housing hosted a webinar on May 11, 2021 on Housing and Homelessness Policy in NYC’s Elections where we shared information about the city’s housing crisis and the United for Housing coalition’s recommendations for the next administration to address the crisis. We invited candidates and staff of City Council, Borough President and Comptroller races […]

Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the second allocation of emergency rental assistance (ERA) funds and published new guidance aimed at removing barriers for the lowest income households. Treasury issues the following changes: Direct-to-Tenant Assistance – New guidance requires programs to offer direct-to-tenant assistance when landlords refuse to participate. It allows programs […]

NYHC recently hosted our Annual Congressional Delegation Affordable Housing Meeting to discuss our policy agenda supporting renters and homeowners amid our recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. We are proud to bring together members of the NY Congressional Delegation – including U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and the following representatives: Rep. Hakeen Jeffries (NY-8th), […]

Housing is infrastructure. It is just as important as roads, bridges, and schools. We have three goals for expanded housing investment: 1. Establish a Federal Housing Safety Net 2. Preserve Public Housing 3. Expand Affordable Housing Supply Investment in affordable housing can create jobs, stimulate the economy and most importantly provide a safe, decent and affordable place […]

The New York Housing Conference is seeking a new member to join our team to advance policy and resources for affordable housing for all New Yorkers. This position is grant-funded for an 18-month contract with the potential for a permanent role. Please see the description below:

This week we hosted another Winter Thought Leader Series featuring Eva Trimble, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Eva joined us for a discussion moderated by Hunter College, Urban Policy & Planning Professor Nicholas Bloom on the future of management at NYCHA, specifically speaking about the […]

Rachel Fee’s op-ed was published today in Lohud. See text below: New York, like the rest of the country, is facing a housing emergency brought on by the pandemic. Thankfully, Congress has passed, and presidents have signed, two bills that will provide $2.3 billion in rent relief to New York state. Now the state needs to […]

The New York Housing Conference joined more than 50 other New York housing leaders to call on the state to work to implement an emergency rental assistance program as soon as possible. Unfortunately, relief is unlikely to be available to renters in April. Although more than a billion dollars in federal rent relief was appropriated in December, Albany is still talking about setting […]

Homelessness decreased slightly last year in New York City and New York State according to numbers released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban last week. There were 77,943 homeless individuals in New York City on a single night in January 2020 and 91,271 statewide. Both state and city homeless populations are roughly 1 […]